Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonFor all the confidence and accomplishment of Jörg Widmann's music, there's something profoundly unsatisfying, almost trivial about it. The latest significant Widmann score to reach London is his 2007 violin concerto, composed for C... more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonJames MacMillan's trumpet concerto, Epiclesis, formed the centrepiece of this London Symphony programme under Kristjan Järvi. Like much of MacMillan's output, this 1993 work draws its inspiration from his Catholic faith. Its Greek... more info

Stereogum — The same night the Dessner brothers closed their three-day orchestral stand at BAM, Grizzly Bear performed a Halloween one-off with LSO at Barbican, UK. Watch an enveloping "Southern Point" at YouTube. more info

Abeano — As previously documented on this blog, Grizzly Bear’s ‘Veckatimest’ is one of our favourite albums of the year. Tomorrow, the band are being joined by the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican , which sounds like it will be fantastic... more info

All About Jazz — CEO Patrick Faucher and his team at artist services provider Nimbit have been creating the tools and infrastructure for indie and d.i.y. artists to build and monetize their fanbases for more than 5 years. Most recently, their Nimbit MyStore direct to... more info

I Like Music — Legendary trumpeter celebrates his 70th birthday with the London Symphony Orchestra, 10 Dec 09 more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonIt is 11 months now since Richard Hickox died with such numbing suddenness, and the loss to British music is still being calculated. A trust has been established to continue his work – to sponsor performances and recordings of ... more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonAfter opening the LSO's season with Debussy and Ravel, Valery Gergiev continued his exploration of the French repertoire with Berlioz's The Damnation of Faust, a choice that will doubtless be viewed as contentious in some quarters. Th... more info

Guardian Music — As he brings the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to London, conductor Bernard Haitink discusses the secret of playing Mahler, what the Nazis did to music, and playing a Prom through gritted teethMost conductors dream of being the principal conductor of a ... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonAmong this year's bonanza of musical anniversaries, what would have been Alfred Schnittke's 75th birthday has so far passed almost unnoticed. The London Philharmonic is planning a modest celebration later in the autumn, but t... more info